Here's what's happening in metro Detroit for the week of May 20, 2019:
Music News
- Wednesday 5/22: Jim James, from my Morning Jacket at the Royal Oak Music Theatre
- Thursday 5/23: Rodrigo y Gabriela at The Fillmore and Ben Sharkey at Cliff Bells
- Friday 5/24: Florence & the Machine at DTE Energy Music Theatre
- Friday 5/24: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra presents the Latin Jazz Experience at the Cube
- Saturday 5/25: Sum 41 at The Shelter
- Saturday 5/25 – Monday 5/27: The Movement Festival at Hart Plaza
- Sunday 5/26: India.Arie at The Soundboard
- Wednesday 5/29: Mike Posner at City Theatre
- Friday 6/14: Alvin Waddles at Beacon Park
- Detroit's DJ Minx is one of Mixmag's “20 Women Who Shaped the History of Dance Music“
Food & Drink


- The owners of The Kalamazoo Beer Exchange will open a Detroit beer exchange inside the Stevens Building at 1258 Washington Blvd
- Bham has The Dow (Beer Exchange dropped), similar concept opened in 2017, had to change name after K Beer X lawsuit
- Little Caesars will debut The Impossible Supreme Pizza with fake meat soon — but not in Detroit.
- Ann Lewis‘ “Gentrification in Progress” protest art appeared in Eastern Market. (A recent report suggests that Detroit actually suffers from “poverty concentration,” not gentrification.)
Around Town
- Friday 5/24: The Clairvoyant at Caesars Windsor
- Saturday – Monday 5/25-27: A Civil War Remembrance at the Greenfield Village
- Saturday 6/1: The second annual Camping on the Cut (Dequindre Cut)
- A new report shows that the Detroit Zoo has a huge impact on the local economy.
- Check out the new Corktown exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum
- Shepard Fairey, the artist most known for his “Hope” poster of Barack Obama, has 20 billboards popping up around town.
- Congratulations to former Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley on becoming Detroit's new Director of Arts & Culture
Shoutouts
- Becky: Ann Delisi's Essential Conversations Podcast
- Seth: Alonzo Bodden at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle
- Shane: The Kindness Rally
Shane's Picks
- Favorite Dive Bar: LJ's Sweetheart in Corktown
- Favorite Place for a Romantic Date: Urban Ramen
- Favorite Michigan Beer: Short's Soft Parade
- Detroit Website: Detroit Comedians and Comedy Fans Facebook Group
- Favorite Local TV Commercial: Mel Farr Superstar for Ford
- Favorite Place for Late-Night Food: Hot Taco
- Favorite Coffee Shop: Atomic Coffee in Royal Oak
- Favorite Summer Activity: Riverwalk
Mel Farr Superstar Commercial
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